2008 Day 1 Attendance = 200 Students
That = Awesome.
It's so great to finally see all of the hard work we have been doing coming together. All of the extra hours, all of the tedious tasks, and all of the blood, sweat and tears that went into the production that is Stretch finally showed some of it's seeds.It can sometimes be discouraging doing so much work, and feel like you aren't getting anywhere. But I will tell you what... finally getting to see all of that work executed with excellence felt very, very good.
We had a record amount of volunteers helping out the core crew that made everything happen, which was such a huge help. Some of these high school students helped out all week with the little crappy stuff that just had to get done.
Something we have to be focused on is Jesus in times like these however. It's easy to lose Jesus in the bright lights, the loud music, and the fun stuff we do for Stretch. If we do all of this, but ultimately the Kingdom is not effected, than this is all a waste. I just pray that throughout this week, we can really continue to set our eyes on Christ and to let him work the real magic that is our conference.
Some really cool things that I enjoyed last night:
Watching our high school ministry step up and serve.
About a month ago we had our very intense series on serving, so to see them doing what we talk about and helping make day one a huge success means the world to me as a speaker and teacher.
Chosen Dance Company
Don't ask me how, but April pulled off getting a Christian dance company that does hip-hop, break dancing, and they are just all around incredible. They have performed half time shows at the super-bowl, they did the X-games, and concerts for huge artist. Watching them do their thing was awesome. I am going to take this moment to tell everyone that I am quitting ministry to join a hip-hop break dancing team... Well Not so much... but the idea was fun for that second. Check out this video of them:
Knowing that I was a part of something.
Everything that happens means so much more when you are making it happen. Frank, Ben, Melissa, April, Alex, Brendon and I worked our butts off to make it great, and it was great!
The Late Night E-Mail
Right before we headed home for the night Frank got an E-mail on his blackberry, basically was a mom stating that her son came home happier than she has seen him in a while. I told everyone that if we change one heart than this is a mission accomplished, so it's always great to hear the first of our many success stories.
I hope to hear more as we continue on with this huge production. Keep this ministry in your prayers.
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